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		<title>Self World, World Self : A Five Point Thought Provoking Comparison</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine for a second that you, as a person, are analagous to a world.Source The Self World: Your world has an economy, is it prosperous? What is it&#8217;s long term outlook? Is it paying off its debts on time? Your world has a culture, is it vibrant? What new areas are being explored? What things [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Imagine for a second that you, as a person, are analagous to a world.<br/><br/><img alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1198/759309122_0bb2671c95.jpg" title="World in Hands" class="aligncenter" width="235" height="250" /><br/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/759309122/">Source</a><br/><br/> <strong>The Self World:</strong></p>
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<li>Your world has an economy, is it prosperous? What is it&#8217;s long term outlook? Is it paying off its debts on time?</li>
<p><br/></p>
<li>Your world has a culture, is it vibrant? What new areas are being explored? What things make it different, and interesting?</li>
<p><br/></p>
<li>Your world has an environment, is it growing, stagnating, or worse? How well is it being sustained? How long can it survive on this course?</li>
<p><br/></p>
<li>Your world has different countries (interests), are they at odds with each other? Is there a struggling country? Which country is the best at what it does?</li>
<p><br/></p>
<li>Your world has room to improve. What do you need to do to make it prosperous in all areas? Evolve &#8212; some things in each area must die and others need to grow, but with enough trial and effort, your world can achieve a net gain.</li>
<p><br/>
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<p>There is a flip side to all of this.<br/><br/></p>
<p><strong>The World Self:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>If the world were a person, how healthy and prosperous would it be in all of the above areas?</p></blockquote>
<p>This is a scary thought at first, but I choose to remain optimistic =]</p>

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